<![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:41:00 EST Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:41:00 EST http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly]]> http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly#c4087684 Americans fawning over CAN CON funded bullshit makes me ill.

If you lived here and Feist et al was literally the only crap you were allowed to listen to, you'd understand.

stix

]]> 33:352924:c4087684 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:41:00 EST <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly]]> http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly#c4079566 The Junos are completely lame and only excite people lacking taste. Most categories are a matter of voting for the best of the worst. Instead of leaning on bonafide talent, these awards are largely a big let's-pat-ourselves-on-the-back-fest for the commercial conglomerate of suits & ties. It's not about music with integrity. The closest Canada comes to a legitimate award is the relatively new [PolarisMusicPrize.ca] . I'd like to see schlock like Nickelback and Nelly Furtado try to claim that honour.

What the hell is an "adult alternative" album? Sounds like Enya belongs on the nomination list more than Neil Young does. And how are we supposed to believe that the best albums of the year come down to Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne and Michael Bublé? They're the "best" at being shoved down our throats by commercial radio. Only a handful of artists name-dropped at these awards are truly good. The Junos are an insult to real music fans. Last year, I attended the awards ceremony and related events - and thought it was all a pile of shit.

cheesebubble

]]> 33:352924:c4079566 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:38:22 EST <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly]]> http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly#c4074193 @loudersoft:

...or it would if that award even made it to the broadcast. I don't think they've ever put it on the air...it's really just there so they can claim that they're in touch with all kinds of music (and further evidenced that they let me, a lowly blogger, be on the "Alternative Steering Committee").

matthew

]]> 33:352924:c4074193 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:37:26 EST <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly]]> http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly#c4064513 @Laurrel: Canadian content rules also explain why the movie that shares its name with these awards, while shot in Vancouver, directed by a Canadian and starring two Canadian actors, did not qualify for the Genies, Canada's version of the Academy Awards - and yet clearly-non-Canadians Viggo Mortensen and Julie Christie are up for acting awards. Go figure.

Thierry

]]> 33:352924:c4064513 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:17:52 EST <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly]]> http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly#c4061272 How upsetting.

CanCon ruins everything.

Laurrel

]]> 33:352924:c4061272 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:06:58 EST <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly]]> http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly#c4060875 @dennisobell: yes.

Jess Harvell

]]> 33:352924:c4060875 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:52:06 EST <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly]]> http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly#c4060774 @Diglett (and Jess): You realize that Can-Con rules are the reason why, to the Juno people, "International" means "anything not recorded by our beloved and heavily subsidized countrymen," right?

Chris Molanphy

]]> 33:352924:c4060774 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:49:00 EST <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly]]> http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly#c4060758 Actually, the International Album of the Year category is based strictly on sales figures of non-Canadian albums in Canada.

Thierry

]]> 33:352924:c4060758 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:48:24 EST <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly]]> http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly#c4059467 jesus mary and joseph, celine dion got TWO album of the year nominations. that and john candy totally make me reconsider fleeing across the border.

ps--where's the choir practice?!

bcapirigi

]]> 33:352924:c4059467 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:01:35 EST <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly]]> http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly#c4059272 Some of these awards ARE based on soundscan numbers. That's how Nickelback gets nominated time and again.

myname

]]> 33:352924:c4059272 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:55:26 EST <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly]]> http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly#c4059263 Yup, that last category is about as international as a house of pancakes.

Diglett

]]> 33:352924:c4059263 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:55:14 EST <![CDATA[The 2008 Juno Awards: Avril, Profanities, Feist, Christmas Albums, And A Dude Named Belly]]> http://idolator.com/352924/the-2008-juno-awards-avril-profanities-feist-christmas-albums-and-a-dude-named-belly#c4059225 Canada - a country where you can be called Holy Fuck and still have your nomination mentioned on television.

Progress.

loudersoft

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